Australian horse racing runs on so many racetracks, all of varying sizes and designs, that the track itself carries a form guide of its own. Statsman spent five years on winning patterns at Randwick, Canterbury, Rosehill and Warwick Farm, and what his research shows is that the same barrier is worth different things at different courses. He publishes no sample and no strike rates, so take this as five years of one man's research set down as preferences — not as proof.
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What you'll learn:
- Why a big, bold, long-striding galloper wants Randwick — more than 2210m round, with an ample 410m straight run to the post — while a tight, turning course suits a different horse entirely
- Randwick's draw, distance by distance: avoid horses drawn 12 and wider from 1000m to 1600m, best between 1 and 6, and give preference to a draw between 1 and 7 even at 2400m and 2600m
- Canterbury's surprise — much tighter than Randwick, a home stretch of little more than 300m, and yet Statsman's statistics say the draw gives most horses an even chance, with barriers 1 to 10 pretty good over most distances
- Rosehill and Warwick Farm: why late finishers have only an ordinary record at Rosehill, where the definite advantage sits between 900m and 1500m, what the shortish 326m Warwick Farm home stretch does to a horse caught wide — and which riders Statsman follows at each track
The article is by Statsman, writing in Practical Punting, March 1986.
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